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10-17-2008, 08:20 AM
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Need help deciding....
I'm stuck! Here's my situation.. I'm in need of a rim (OEM rim) and also need to buy 2 new tires for an 2005 TL. I can't find anyone selling just 1 rim other than ebay which they are asking for $150 plus shipping. Im estimating 2 new tires will run over $300 too so I started looking to possibly buying aftermarket 18" or 19" wheels and tires.. I went to a local rim shop and they were offering me these exact 18" wheels (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-AD...ayphotohosting) and tires for $900 installed. They are the ADR Battle... This may be naive of me but I was thinking that as long as I get all season tires on these rims, that I should be ok to use them for this upcoming winter. I live in NJ. I wanted to upgrade the rims within the next year anyway so I was thinking of taking advantage that the rims are less expensive at this time of the year.
I appreciate any feedback.. Thanks!
I appreciate any feedback.. Thanks!
10-17-2008, 08:39 AM
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I'm sure people with more knowledge will chime in but I don't think you should do 7.5" wheels since the TL OEM is already 8" wide. If anything, you should go higher to 8.5" or stay with at least 8" wide wheels.
10-17-2008, 08:52 AM
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I was thinking about that.. The dude at the place was trying to convince me that I couldn't go any wider than 7.5 but my main concern is what I should do.. Spend the money on new rims and tires or still look for the OEM wheels? I forgot to mention that I keep finding ppl that are selling all 4 OEM wheels w/o tires for around $350. So that is another option I can do. Hopefully, my question is a little clearer. Thanks
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I was thinking about that.. The dude at the place was trying to convince me that I couldn't go any wider than 7.5 but my main concern is what I should do.. Spend the money on new rims and tires or still look for the OEM wheels? I forgot to mention that I keep finding ppl that are selling all 4 OEM wheels w/o tires for around $350. So that is another option I can do. Hopefully, my question is a little clearer. Thanks
I say just save your money and get new rims altogether. Just not the one that rim shop was trying to pawn on to you and I would also avoid that rim shop as well.
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